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Portable MLIS Insights from the Experts

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ISBN-10: 1591585473

ISBN-13: 9781591585473

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ken Haycock, Brooke E. Sheldon

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Typically, interested laypeople and students are introduced to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of professional librarians piecemeal or through introductory or core courses. Unlike other fields (e.g., business administration, management), there is no published broad overview of the profession. Almost peculiarly, the basic foundation course in LIS education is about information in context, or libraries and their mission, but not about the competencies of professional librarians as a foundation for future courses. This book fills that gap, whether as an introduction to the profession or as a response to the question "What does a librarian do?" Here, experts in several fields of library…    
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Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 7/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 316
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Preface
How to Think Like a Librarian: An Introduction
Foundations, Values and Context
Stepping Back and Looking Forward: Reflections on the Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship
Professional Ethics and Values in a Changing World
Human Rights, Democracy, and Librarians
Information Seeking
Careers and Environments
Functions and Competencies
Another Look at Leadership
Management: An Essential Skill for Today's Librarians
Marketing-The Driving Force of Your Library
Reflections on Creating Information Service Collections
Organization and Representation of Information/Knowledge
Information Retrieval: Designing, Querying, and Evaluating Information Systems
Reference Service: The Personal Side of Librarianship
Librarians: The Best Googlers in the World
Readers Advisory Services: How to Help Users Find a "Good Book"
Research
Learning and Using Evaluation: A Practical Introduction
Moving Beyond Boundaries
LIS Professionals in a Global Society
Issues and Trends
Appendices
Core Values of Librarianship
Code of Ethics
Library Bill of Rights
Freedom to Read Statement
Students' Bill of Information Rights
Libraries: An American Value
Sample Policies: National Information Services and Responsibilities
Retention of Library Usage Records
School Library Position Statements
Competencies for Information Professionals of the Twenty-first Century
Students' Information Literacy Needs in the Twenty-first Century: Competencies for Teacher-librarians
Professional Associations
Notes
Index
About the Editors and Contributors